The New Censorship: Anti-sexuality Groups and Library Freedom

Brian M. Watson

doi:10.5860/jifp.v4i4.7177

The New Censorship: Anti-sexuality Groups and Library Freedom

Brian M. Watson

Abstract

Reviewing every issue of “Censorship Dateline” in the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom and Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy alongside ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom’s annual reports on censorship and the EBSCO ban in Utah, this article considers reasons for the significant rise in the targeting of libraries by individual anti-sexuality activists. Then the author considers what can be applied from the history of anti-sexuality censorship campaigns and offers possible plans for librarians.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/jifp.v4i4.7177

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